THE VIOLATION OF GRICE'S COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE IN ELIZABETH SMITH'S SLOW DANCING

In explanation of meaning. Grice claims that people entering into conversation with each, other agree to obey cooperative principle and Its regulative Gonventions He calls these conventions maxims, They are set as follows: 1.maxim of quantity : be brief 2. maxim of quality : be true 3.maxim of Planner : be clear 4.maxim of relevance =be relevant Using the theory of Grice's cooperative princlp!es this thesis with analyze how the fielional conversations within Elizabeth Smith's Slow Dancing follow the Gnce's maxim ot quantity Quality, manner and relevance. The writer chooses Elizabeth Smith's Slow Dancing as the source of the data Since this novel carries the four fioutings of those maxims. The writer wiH analyze what kind of maxims are broken Jnd what the reasons of those floutings are Aso, the interpretation of what the characters mear, by uttering the sentences which are different frem what the sentences mean, with be detailed. From the analysis, It is found that the violations of maxim from the most often to the least respectively are the violations of the maxim of quality, relevance, quantity and manner.